Pepe Lozano

Chicagoan Pepe Lozano was a staff writer with the People's World through 2014. He comes from an activist family and has lived on the city's southwest side in a predominantly Mexican-American community his whole life. Lozano now works as a union organizer.

LATEST ARTICLES BY Pepe Lozano

U.S.

Hypocrisy and exploitation in college sports
September 22, 2011 By Pepe Lozano
In an important new article, historian Taylor Branch argues that the very structure of college sports is based on student-athletes that generate billions of dollars for universities and private companies but in return they're left earning...
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World

Mexican labor officials meet with Congress about worker abuses
September 14, 2011 By Pepe Lozano
Workers in Mexico are facing repression from the Mexican government and corporations, and more and more working people in Mexico are being driven into poverty.
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U.S.

ESPN removes anti-Semites from its online fantasy football
September 9, 2011 By Pepe Lozano
Members of the Simon Wiesenthal Center brought the problem to the attention of the sports domain, one of the country's largest.
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U.S.

Cook County passes historic immigrant rights ordinance
September 8, 2011 By Pepe Lozano
Cook County passed a major immigrant rights ordinance aiming to free undocumented immigrants being held in jails throughout the county.
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U.S.

For Latinos, recession takes its toll
September 7, 2011 By Pepe Lozano
As millions nationwide remain unemployed and struggle to stay afloat in the most punishing recession since the Great Depression, civil rights and labor leaders note Latinos and communities of color continue to suffer the most in...
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U.S.

New federal immigration policy a step forward, supporters say
August 23, 2011 By Pepe Lozano
Last week the Obama administration announced it would suspend deportation proceeding against thousands of undocumented immigrants that pose no serious threat to national security or public safety.
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Labor

Chocolate shakeup: Student guest workers walk out at Hershey’s plant
August 19, 2011 By Pepe Lozano
Students say the strike will continue until Hershey's ends the exploitation of student guest workers and gives living wage local jobs to Pennsylvania's workers.
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Opinion

What lessons learned in “Rise of the Apes”?
August 17, 2011 By Pepe Lozano
The film makes you wonder how far humans have come, but it also asks how far we have to go.
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